The National Cultural Communication Award (formerly known as the National Dialogue Award) is an annual national award in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Established by the King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication (KACCC) (formerly the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue ) on December 15, 2020, the award aims to promote the values of tolerance, coexistence, and national unity. It encourages the contributions of government and private institutions, civil society organizations, and i...

Abdo Khal He won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction , 'Arabic Booker Prize,' in its third edition in 2010, for his novel Tarmi bisharr (Throwing Sparks) published in 2009. He is the first Saudi novelist to win the prize, and his novel has been translated into English and French.   Abdo Khal is a Saudi novelist born in al-Mijannah Town, in Jazan Province , southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His other works include Hiwar 'ala bawabat al-ard (A Dialogue at the Gates...